| INGENIO, FILIALE DE LOTO-QUÉBEC INC. Patent applications |
| Patent application number | Title | Published |
| 20110109040 | ROULETTE-TYPE GAME WITH MULTIPLE TRACKS - The play of roulette-type game is made more enticing by offering for a single bet a range of payouts from very modest with a high frequency to very great with low frequency. This is achieved without changing the underlying roulette-type game. In a twelve-position roulette, six balls can be used to provide over a 30% chance of getting a match, while the very low probability of getting 3 or more matches provides for generous payouts. Bets can also be placed on patterns of positions of balls. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20100190545 | GAMING DEVICE WITH INTERACTIVE SPIN ACTION VISUAL EFFECTS - The present invention relates to a reel-type slot machine having interactive spin action visual effects. The reel-type slot machine includes at least M reels, each reel having symbols associated with it; a video display for displaying a video image of a M N matrix of squares, each square associated with a symbol of a corresponding reel; and a spin actuator for initiating play and interactively producing spin action visual effects associated with the M×N matrix of squares by inputting a direction vector and speed, wherein the direction vector and speed respectively determine the direction and speed of the spin action visual effects. Preferably, the spin actuator is a trackball. | 07-29-2010 |